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Ch 1 Nature and Theories of Dvpt

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Theories of Dvpt ch 1   show
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show specific assumption or prediction that can be tested to determine its accuracy  
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idea of theories   show
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contrasting theories   show
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show -bx is primarily unconscious-beyond awareness -bx heavily colored by emotion, feelings -bx surface characteristiv w/symbolic meaning -early experiences w/parents extensively shape bx  
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show -Id -Ego -Superego  
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Id   show
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show -emerges out of babies early experiences: manage demands in diff way like chngng feeding sched from 2am to 9pm -deals w/demands of reality -called "executive branch" of personality:uses reasoning to make decisions -has no morality -  
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superego   show
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show pattern of chng that begins at conception and continues - life cycle -systematic changes and continuities which occur b/w conception and death  
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show physical, cognitive, psychosocial  
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physical dvpt   show
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cognitive dvpt   show
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show 1. chng in personal and interpersonal phenomena such as a)motives and emotions b)personality traits c)interpersonal skills and relationships d)roles played within family and lrgr society  
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show biological, cognitive, socioemotional processes  
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life span dvpt focuses on   show
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historical perspective   show
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traditional vs lifespan approach   show
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characteristics of lifespan perspective   show
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multidimensional dvpt   show
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multidirectional dvpt   show
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show degree in which characteristice chng or remain stable  
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show psgchologist, sociologist, anthropologists, neuroscientists, medical researchers  
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contextual dvpt   show
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show -biological inheritance -environmental experiences  
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show extent dvpt involves gradual, cumulative (continuity) chng or distinct stages (discontinuity)  
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show degree we become older renditions of our early experience or we cvp into someone diff from who we were at an early pnt in dvpt  
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psychosexual dvpt   show
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show -mouth b/c food comes her -conflict-weaning child -chewing, sucking, biting birth-1.5  
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show anus -problem-potty training -1.5-3  
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show genitals, self manipulation -realization they have something there -should distract them -oetipus complex-boy likes mom -electra-girl likes daddy -3-6  
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latency stage   show
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show -sexual reawakening: sexual pleasure becomes someone outside of family -puberty on  
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show fixation-when the individual remains locked in an earlier developmental stage because needs are under- or over-gratified.  
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Erik Erikson 1902-94   show
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show -primary motivation for human bx is social and reflects desire to affiliate w/other people Eight stages Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts individuals with a crisis that must be faced  
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show Crises are not catastrophes but rather turning points of increased vulnerability and enhanced potential. The more an individual resolves the crises successfully, the healthier development will be.'  
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show A sense of trust requires a feeling of physical comfort and a minimal amount of fear and apprehension about the future. Trust in infancy sets the stage for a lifelong expectation that the world will be a good and pleasant place. '  
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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Second Year)   show
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Initiative vs. Guilt (Preschool Years)'   show
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show -middle and late children directenergy toward mastering knowledge and intellectual skills -danger during this time is dvpt of sense of inferiority-feeling incompetent and unproductive  
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show -adolescence -indiv faced w/finding out who they r, what they're all about, & where going in life -confronted w/many new roles & adult statuses -if adolescent explores roles in healthy manner & arrives at positive path in life, + identity will b achiev  
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in identity vs identity if parent pushes identity on adolescent what happens   show
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intimacy vs isolation   show
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intimacy   show
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show thru formation of healthy friendships and in intimate relationship w/another individual  
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show by not finding intimacy among others  
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show -middle adulthood -chief concern is to assist the younger generation in devpg and leading useful lives (generativity) -feeling of having done nothing to help next generation is stagnation  
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show -late adulthood -reflecting on past and either piercing together a + review or concluding that life hasn't been well spent -thru reflecting on a past deemed worthwhile  
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show -if oldr adlt resolved mny of earlier stages negatively, looking back will lead to doubt or gloom  
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contributions of psychoanalytic theories   show
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show -difficult to test -much of data used to support theses theories come from indiv reconstr of past, often distant past, and unknkown accuracy -sexual underpinning of dvpt are given too much importance (esp freud)  
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other criticisms of psychoanalytic theories   show
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show -piaget's cognitive dvpt theory -vygotsky's sociocultural cognitive theiry -info processing approach  
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Jean Piaget   show
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show -children actively construct their understanding of the world -children progress thru 4 stages of cognitive dvpt -2 processes underlie dvpt:assimilation and accommodation  
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assimilation   show
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show adjusting one's existing knowledge to new info  
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Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive dvpt   show
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sensorimotor stage   show
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show -children begin to represent the world with words, images, and drawings  
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show -internalized mental actions taht allow children to do mentally what they previously did physically  
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concrete operational stage   show
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formal operational stage   show
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Lev Vygotsky sociocultural cognitive theory   show
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Vygotsky's 3 basic claims about children's dvpt   show
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info processing approach   show
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show k  
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show -present + view of dvpt, emphasizing indiv's conscious thiking -emphasize indiv's active constr of understancing -Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories underscore the import of examining dvptl chngs n childrens thinking  
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show -info processing approach offers detailed description of cogn processesers  
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show -skepticism about pureness of Piaget's stages lack adequate atten to indiv variations -info processing lacks adequate description of dvt'l chngs in cogn -psychoanalytic theoriests argue that cogn theories dont giv enuf credit to unconscious thot  
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bx and socl cogn theories   show
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show l  
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show early 1900s russian physiologist ivan pavlov discovered phenomenon in which neutral stimulus acquires ability to produce bxl response originally produced by another stimulus  
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operant conditioning   show
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Albert Bandura   show
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show -Albert Bandura and walter mischel believe taht cogn processes are import mediators of envir bx connections -learning occurs thru observing what others do, as indiv cogn represent what they see and adopt the bx themselves  
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show -emphasize import of scientific research -focus on envir determinants of bx -underscore impor of observational learning (bandura)  
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show -too little emphasis on cogn (pavlov, skinner) -too much emphaiss on envir determinants -lack atten to dvpl chngs -too mechanical, lack consideration to spontaneity and craetivity of humans  
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show -bx is strongly infl by biology, tied to evolution, characterized by critical prds -european zoologis konrad lorenz (1903-89) identified imprinting -hohn bowlby theorizes about attachment  
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imprinting   show
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critical prd   show
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attachment   show
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contributions of ethological theory   show
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criticisms of thological theory   show
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show -dvpd by Urie Bronfenbrenner -5 envir systems: 1. microsystem 2. mesosystem 3. exosystem 4. macrosystem 5. chronosystem  
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show -provides systematic examination of macro and micro dimensions of envir systems -gives atten to connectoins b/w encir settings -gives consideration to sociohistorical infl on dvpt  
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criticisms of ecological theory   show
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show -doesnt follow any one theoretical approach -selects and uses best from each theory -acknowledges that no one theory is complete and that each has made important contributions to understanding dvpt -orientation is presented and maintained thru the text  
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genetic foundations   show
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DNA   show
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genes   show
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show threadlike structures comprised of thousands of genes, taht come in 23 pairs, one member of each pair coming from each parent  
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show process of cell division by which each chromosome in the cells nucleus duplicates itself  
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meiosis   show
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show mitosis-1 cell grwth and repair, # of chromosomes present remains same (copy themselves), 2 daughter colonies meiosis-sex reprod, chromo are halved, 4 daughter cells produced  
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show -begins when fm gamete (ovum) is fertilized by male gamete (sperm) -produces zygot -in zygote, 2 sets of unprd chromo combine to form one set of paired chromosomes  
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show single cell formed thru fertilization  
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show -dominant recesssive genes principle -sex linked genes  
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show -if one gene of pr is dominant and one is recessive, the dominant gene exerts its effect, overriding the potential infl of other,recessive gene -recessive gene exerts its infl only if 2 genes of pr are both recessive  
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sex linked genes   show
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genotypes   show
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show way an individual's genotype is expressed in observed and measurable -for each genotype, range of phenotypes can be expressedcharacteristics  
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physical traits of phenotype   show
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show intelligence, creativity, personality  
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show chromo-down syndrome, klinefelter, fragile X, Turner, XYY syndrome Gene linked abn-gene linked abn: phenylketonuria, sickle cell anemia  
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show -presence of extra chromosome -round face, flattened skull, extra fold of skin over eyelides, protrudingtongue, short limbs, retardation of motor and mental abilities -women yngr than 18 and older than 38 are more likely to have down syndrom baabies  
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show -sex linked chromo abn -males have extra X chromo making them XXY instead of XY -undvpd testes, enlrgd breasts, become quite tall  
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turner syndrome and char   show
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show -sex chr lnkd abn -male has extra Y chr -early belief surrounding the syndrome was tat the extra Y chr contributed to male aggression and violence -researchers have since found taht CYY males are no more likely to commit crimes than are XY males  
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show -sex liked chromosome abn -X chromosome bcomes constricted and often breakes -mental defiecience (varied in form from mental retardation to short attention span) -occurs more frequently in males  
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Phenylketonuria   show
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sickle cell anemia   show
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other genetic abnormalities   show
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show prenatal diagnostic tests, infertility, adoption  
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show -amniocentesis -ultrasound sonography -chorionic villi sampling -maternal blood test  
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show -prenatal medical procedure in which sampl of amniotic fluid is withdran by syringe and tested to discover if fetus is suffering metabolic disorders -perfomed b/w 12th and 16th weeks of preg -exists smll risk of miscarriage (1 in 200-300)  
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show -prenatal medical procedure in which high frequency sound waves are directed into pregnat woman's abdomen -echo from sounds is transformed into visual representation of fetus's inner structures -able to detect such disorders microencephaly  
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show -prenatal medical procedure in which small sample of placenta is removed -performed b/w 8th and 11th wks of preg -provides info about presence of birth defects -has slightly higher risk of miscarriage than amniocentesis  
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show -called alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) -prenatal diagnostic technique used to asses blood alphaprotein lvl, which is assoc w/neural tube defects -administered b/w 14th and 20th wks of preg  
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